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Packwood, Iowa Weather

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Packwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Packwood, IA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:43 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
22%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Packwood, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPackwood, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 87°
Packwood, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    85°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    25%
    87°61°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    0.33″
    82°67°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    58%
    0.34″
    85°66°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    47%
    0.01″
    81°68°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.02″
    76°69°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    83°69°+7°
Packwood, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 20 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2617SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Packwood, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.7
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.7
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-6.8
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.3989.1989.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Packwood, IA
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
+41 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88
Packwood, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
160.6mi
UNLIMITED
160 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:43 UTC ·Packwood, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:43 UTC ·Packwood, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Packwood, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Packwood, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Packwood, IA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Packwood, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:04 AM
Moonset
1:03 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Packwood, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Packwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Packwood

SPC has placed Packwood in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Packwood

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.